Growth: ecosystem, analytics & sustainability (starter template, Plausible/KPIs, Sponsors tiers)

[manojmallick]

Non-code growth items from .personal/sigmap_growth_plan.md.txt (Phases 1.3, 3.3–3.4, 4). Ecosystem + measurement.

Ecosystem

• SigMap Project Starter Template repo (one-click setup)
• Official adapters/guides for the top 5 AI coding tools
• VS Code Marketplace + JetBrains listing polish (screenshots, keyword-rich copy) — cross-link CLI/site/extensions

Analytics & KPIs (Phase 4)

• Privacy-friendly website analytics (Plausible)
• Track: weekly npm downloads (npm-stat), stars, VS Code installs, content count, contributors, issue response time
• A/B test README + website CTAs; monthly 1h review

Sustainability

• GitHub Sponsors tiers + benefits (funding field + FUNDING.yml already added in chore(npm): enrich package metadata for discoverability + GitHub Sponsors #241)
• Sponsor thank-you section in README/site
• Open Collective if community grows

Targets: 3–5k weekly npm downloads (3mo) → 8–15k (6mo).